Mehrzad of Rayyan Peasant Revolt

Mehrzad of Rayyan Peasant Revolt (1052-) was the leader of a peasant revolt in Rayy (present-day Rey, Tehran Province, Iran).

Biography
Mehrzad was born in 1052 to a Shi'ite Muslim Persian family. A former soldier of the Seljuk Empire, he became disgruntled, and Mehrzad led a peasant revolt in October 1077. Mehrzad fought against the government of Malik Shah and his Seljuk army for a short time.